2018–19 Quinnipiac Bobcats men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2018–19 Quinnipiac Bobcats men's basketball team represented Quinnipiac University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . They played their home games at People's United Center in Hamden, Connecticut as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference , and were led by 2nd-year head coach Baker Dunleavy . They finished the 2018–19 season 16–15 overall, 11–7 in MAAC play to finish in a four-way tie for second place. As the No. 3 seed in the 2019 MAAC tournament , they were defeated by No. 6 seed Monmouth 92–98 in the quarterfinals.[ 1] CIT tournament , where they played NJIT in the opening round on March 18, 2019, losing 81–92.[ 2]
Previous season
The Bobcats finished the 2017–18 season 12–21, 7–11 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for seventh place. As the No. 7 seed at the MAAC tournament , they defeated No. 10 seed Siena and upset No. 2 seed Canisius to advance to the semifinals, where they lost to No. 6 seed Fairfield .
Roster
2018–19 Quinnipiac Bobcats men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G 0
Aaron Robinson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg)
Sr Putnam Science Academy
Takoma Park, MD
G 1
Cameron Young 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg)
GS Arizona Western College
Los Angeles, CA
G 2
Matt Balanc 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg)
Fr Springbrook
Silver Spring, MD
G 3
Savion Lewis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg)
Fr Half Hollow Hills East
Dix Hills, NY
G 5
Tyrese Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg)
Fr Cardinal Hayes
Beacon, NY
G 10
Tyree Pickron 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg)
Fr Archbishop Wood Catholic
Philadelphia, PA
G 14
Andrew Robinson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg)
Sr Putnam Science Academy
Takoma Park, MD
G 15
Travis Atson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg)
RS Jr Tulsa
Brooklyn, NY
F 21
Nathan Davis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg)
RS So New Hampton School
Denver, CO
G 22
Rich Kelly 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg)
So Cheshire Academy
Shelton, CT
G 23
Kyle Atkins 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg)
Fr Archbishop Stepinac
White Plains, NY
F 25
Jacob Rigoni 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg)
So Mercedes College
Adelaide, Australia
G 32
Jack Higgins 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg)
Fr Rumson-Fair Haven
Rumson, NJ
F 34
Abdulai Bundu 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg)
Sr Largo
Upper Marlboro, MD
F 45
Kevin Marfo 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg)
RS Jr George Washington
Bergenfield, NJ
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on Roster
Schedule and results
[ 3] [ 4]
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance)
Non-Conference Regular season
November 10, 2018 *8:00 pm, FS2
at No. 9 Villanova
L 53–86 0–1
Finneran Pavilion Villanova, Pennsylvania
November 15, 2018 *7:00 pm, ESPN+
Hartford L 54–68 0–2
People's United Center Hamden, Connecticut
November 20, 2018 *7:00 pm, Americaeast.tv
at New Hampshire
W 69–63 1–2
Lundholm Gym Durham, New Hampshire
November 25, 2018 *2:00 pm, ESPN+
Maine W 58–50 2–2
People's United Center (1,012)Hamden, Connecticut
November 28, 2018 *7:00 pm, NESN /ESPN+
at UMass
L 62–69 2–3
William D. Mullins Memorial Center Amherst, Massachusetts
December 1, 2018 *7:00 pm, Americaeast.tv
at Stony Brook
L 61–71 2–4
Island Federal Credit Union Arena Stony Brook, New York
December 5, 2018 *7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Dartmouth
W 64–59 3–4
Leede Arena Hanover, New Hampshire
December 8, 2018 *2:00 pm, ESPN3
Lafayette W 88–77 4–4
People's United Center (2,008)Hamden, Connecticut
December 16, 2018 *6:00 pm
vs. Drexel Air Force Reserve Holiday Showcase L 83–92 4–5
Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, Connecticut
December 19, 2018 *8:00 pm, ESPN+
Bethune–Cookman W 87–63 5–5
People's United Center (548)Hamden, Connecticut
December 22, 2018 *2:00 pm, ESPN3
Stony Brook L 73–76 5–6
People's United Center (828)Hamden, Connecticut
MAAC regular season
January 3, 2019 7:00 pm, Jasper Sports Network
at Manhattan
W 63–59 6–6
Draddy Gymnasium Bronx, New York
January 5, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Rider
L 67–72 6–7
Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, New Jersey
January 10, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3
Monmouth W 89–83 2OT
7–7
People's United Center (916)Hamden, Connecticut
January 13, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN3
Fairfield W 80–78 8–7
People's United Center (1,547)Hamden, Connecticut
January 17, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3
Canisius L 63–65 8–8
People's United Center (792)Hamden, Connecticut
January 19, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN3
Niagara L 72–75 8–9
People's United Center (1,353)Hamden, Connecticut
January 25, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Marist
W 92–78 9–9
McCann Arena Poughkeepsie, New York
January 27, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+
Saint Peter's W 77–58 10–9
People's United Center (1,324)Hamden, Connecticut
February 1, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Canisius
L 70–75 10–10
Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, New York
February 3, 2019 2:00 pm, Niagara Sports Network
at Niagara
W 84–73 11–10
Gallagher Center Lewiston, New York
February 8, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Iona
W 66–65 12–10
Hynes Athletic Center New Rochelle, New York
February 12, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+
Rider W 98–88 OT
13–10
People's United Center (311)Hamden, Connecticut
February 15, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN+
Marist L 61–63 13–11
People's United Center (1,978)Hamden, Connecticut
February 17, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Siena
W 107–100 3OT
14–11
Times Union Center Albany, New York
February 19, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3
Iona L 77–81 14–12
People's United Center (1,585)Hamden, Connecticut
February 24, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Monmouth
W 68–56 15–12
OceanFirst Bank Center West Long Branch, New Jersey
March 1, 2019 7:00 pm, Peacocks All-Access
at Saint Peter's
W 77–60 16–12
Yanitelli Center Jersey City, New Jersey
March 3, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+
Manhattan L 58–62 16–13
People's United Center Hamden, Connecticut
MAAC tournament
March 9, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3
(3)
vs. (6) Monmouth Quarterfinals L 92–98 16–14
Times Union Center Albany, New York
CollegeInsider.com Postseason tournament
March 18, 2019 *7:00 pm
at NJIT First round L 81–92 16–15
Wellness and Events Center Newark, NJ
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern .
References
